Public Consultation and the Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program

Abstract

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) public consultation program (PCP) was developed for, and in conjunction with, the Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program (CNFWMP). As the lead agency in this research program, AECL initiated and designed the PCP to facilitate public participation in tandem with its preparation of the technical assessment of deep geological disposal of nuclear fuel waste, This


technical assessment, in the form of a Concept Assessment Document, will be submitted to regulatory authorities for evaluation toward the end of this decade, and will be followed by a public hearing. The


PCP is discussed under three headings: Need for Public Participation, Forms of Public Participation, and Preliminary Results of the PCP.